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Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, said the "ATF made it easier for alleged cartel middlemen to get weapons from U.S. gun dealers." (Associated Press)

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Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd was traded from Denver to St. Louis one year after leading the NFL in receiving yardage (1,448 yards) and scoring 11 touchdowns. (Associated Press)

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Business people, taking a break during their lunch hour on Monday, look at tents put up by protesters from the "Occupy London Stock Exchange" group as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St. Paul's Cathedral near the London Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 12, 2010. (Associated Press)

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Occupy Wall Street protester Ashlie Lauren Smith, a music student from Cincinnati, screams about the $90,000 she owes in student loans at a Times Square rally on Saturday. The protests in New York and other cities have been a source of new material for comedians and satirists. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins fans react as their team loses 20-13 against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, October 16, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck (12) runs in a two yard touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins LaRon Landry (30) pressures Philadelphia Eagles Vince Young (9) into throwing an interception during the third quarter. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman (8) reacts after an incomplete pass against the Philadelphia Eagles during the third quarter. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman (8) is slow to get up after a sack for a loss of eight yards by the Philadelphia Eagles during the second quarter. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Washington Redskins' Oshiomogho Atogwe (20) intercepts a ball on the 1-yard line from the Philadelphia Eagles during the third quarter. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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The Washington Redskins can't stop Philadelphia Eagles Jeremy Maclin (18) from gaining 59 yards during the third quarter. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman is pressured by the Philadelphia Eagles during the second quarter. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins QB Rex Grossman (8) is slow to get up after a sack for a loss of eight yards by the Philadelphia Eagles during the second quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Redskins quarterback John Beck darts into the end zone from 2 yards out in the fourth quarter for Washington's only touchdown.

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The natural gas industry has changed the career path for Cory May, 23, standing next to pump jacks at a storage facility in Zanesville, Ohio. After completing an 80-hour shale exploration certification course, the Marine combat veteran got a job cementing wells for Halliburton that will pay $60,000 to $70,000 a year. (Associated Press)

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President Obama (center), his daughter Malia (left) and Harry Johnson, president and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation, look up at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)